Member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mansour Haqiqatpour says a parliamentary delegation will travel to the three Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa on April 27.

In a statement issued by the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on February 19, Iranian lawmakers said, “Iran has always pursued the policy of friendship and good neighborliness with all its neighboring states and welcomes bilateral talks with the UAE government to explore ways to expand relations and resolve the current misunderstandings.”

…Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior has held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, who is currently visiting the country.

The meeting was attended by…a number of senior officials of the Iranian ministry of Interior.

The Armed Forces foiled a suicide bombing by two terrorists who attempted to detonate a car bomb in a security HQ in Aleppo city.

An official source said that Army personnel stopped the terrorists’ Hyundai Avanti car 500 meters away from the security HQ, killing the two terrorists inside it as one of them detonated the car before he died.

The Syrian TV’s correspondent in Aleppo Shadi Helweh and cameramen Yehyia Mouselli and Ahmad Suleiman were injured in the line of duty, in addition to many people who were near the site of this incident.

A source from engineering units said that the car was loaded with a huge amount of highly explosive materials, pointing out that Army units prevented the terrorist from reaching their intended target.

[Terrorist fired] mortar shells on the Bus Station in Jaramana city in Damascus Countryside.

A source at Damascus Countryside Police Command told SANA that one shell fell inside the Bus Station in al-Nasem area, while the other two shells fell on a bus in front of the Station causing the martyrdom of 4 citizens and injuring 20 others.

The source added that the terrorist attack caused large material damages in a number of cars and buses parking in the Station.

Terrorists Eliminated in Damascus Countryside

The Armed Forces destroyed a Mortar launcher and killed three members of a terrorist groups who were committing acts of murder, armed robbery and theft in the town of Rima in al-Nabek area in Damascus Countryside.

An Armed Forces unit destroyed a large cache of weapons and munitions stashed in a terrorist hideout in the town of al-Sbaineh, eliminating a number of terrorists in the process including Nabil al-Utmeh.

In Daraya, an Armed Forces unit carried out a special operation against a terrorist gathering southeast of Sayyedeh Sukaina Shrine, resulting in the eliminating of eight terrorists, while other units continued pursuing terrorists in various areas in the town and inflicted heavy losses upon them.

A military source said that Army units confronted terrorists that attempted to attack checkpoints in Jisr al-Shoghour city in Idleb countryside.

The source added in a statement to SANA reporter that most of the armed group members were killed or injured, as their weapons and ammunition were destroyed.

The source added that an Army unit foiled a terrorists’ attempt to detonate a 30 kg explosive device that was planted on the crowded road of Ariha-al-Mastouma.

A pickup truck equipped with a heavy machinegun and loaded with weapons and munitions was destroyed and a number of terrorists were eliminated in Kafr Rouma, Ma’aret al-Nu’man, the Bannesh-Saraqeb road and Gherbal.

Meanwhile, another Army unit killed and injured several terrorists of an armed group which was perpetrating acts of terrorism in al-Arba’yn Mountain in Aryha in Idleb countryside.

A military source told SANA reporter that the road between Khan Sheikhoun and Maarat al-Nouman was cleared of terrorists, adding that scores of terrorists from the armed groups of Jabhat al-Nusra, Liwa Ahfad al-Rasoul, al-Sultan Saleem I, Saraya al-Haq, Bandar Ben Sultan and Khaled al-Ameri were killed during the operations.

The source said that 14 vehicles equipped with machineguns and rocket launchers were destroyed and huge amounts of weapons and ammunition including 120, 82, 57 caliber machineguns, RPG launchers and sniper rifles were also destroyed.

The engineering units dismantled 100 explosive devices planted by terrorists in the area.

A unit of the Armed Forces destroyed two terrorists’ cars along with weapons and ammunition inside them, in addition to destroying a motorcycle in old Homs city.

An official source in the province told SANA that the terrorists were attempting to sneak from al-Khrabes neighborhood to al-Khaldea for perpetrating acts of terrorism when an Army unit repelled them, killing and injuring all terrorists, in addition to destroying their vehicles.

In Homs countryside, Army units carried out operations against armed terrorist groups in the animal sanctuary area on Palmyra-al-Sukhneh road to northwest of al-Tifour and the southern farms of Palmyra, al-Ghajar, Abal, al-Boyeda al-Sharqieh, Arjoun and al-Daba’a, killing dozens of terrorists and destroying their weapons.

Another Army unit clashed with an armed terrorist group near al-Walid Compound in Jourat al-Shayah neighborhood in Homs city, killing four of its members.

SANA reporter quoted a source in the province as saying that the army destroyed three vehicles, two of which equipped with machineguns and the third with mortar, and killed and injured the terrorists in them: among the killed terrorists were Mohammad al-Hamad, of the *Lebanese* nationality, and Abdul-Jaleel al-Barq.

The source added that several terrorists’ hideouts were destroyed in the areas of al-Qal’a and al-Ghajar in al-Rastan city.

The source said that the army repelled terrorists who tried to attack a law-enforcement post near Tal al-Nabi area and eliminated scores of them, including leaders of the so-called “al-Farouk” battalions, and destroyed two DShK-equipped vehicles.

The army also killed terrorists near the area of Tal Hamad in al-Qseir countryside.

The source said that the Armed Forces also eliminated 14 terrorists in Bab Hood neighborhood in Homs city and seized vehicles and weapons, adding that the engineering units dismantled 4 explosive devices, weighing 25 kg each, planted by terrorists on the highway between Hasya and Maheen and 2 explosive devices on Shinshar-al-Qseir highway.

Units of the Armed Forces carried out operations against Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists’ dens and gatherings in al-Sawda, Bayt Hamik, Dwershan and al-Waddy villages in Lattakia countryside, destroying their vehicles and equipment.

An official source told SANA that the Army units destroyed 12 cars loaded with weapons and ammunition, in addition to killing several terrorists. Among the killed terrorists was Ahmad al-Tabaq, leader of a terrorist group.

The source added that another Army unit killed many terrorists and injured others in Ta’wma village. The body of Ahmad al-Idres was identified among the dead.

Army Units Eliminate Scores of Terrorists in Aleppo and its Countryside

A unit of the Armed Forces carried out an operation against terrorists’ gathering in al-Haydaria roundabout in Aleppo city, killing and injuring a number of terrorists, in addition to destroying their weapons and ammunition.

An official source told SANA that an Army unit destroyed a car loaded with large amounts of weapons and ammunition, in addition to destroying another car equipped with heavy machinegun.

The source added that another Army unit killed a number of terrorists who were perpetrating acts of terrorism in Abo Hallab Farm and Handarat in Aleppo countryside, destroying an *armored car* used by terrorists for transporting the weapons and ammunition.

An official source told SANA reporter that the Armed Forces destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and gatherings in the areas of Meng, Maranaz, al-Alqamyeh, Kifr Khasher, al-Salamyeh road and al-Kindi hospital in Aleppo countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon the terrorists.

In Aleppo city, the army carried out several operations against the terrorists in the areas of Sheikh Said, al-Iskan, al-Kassarat, al-Sakhour, al-Qaqa’ Mosque, Bani Zaid, al-Lairamon and al-Kastello, killing scores of terrorists and destroying their vehicles and weapons.